Ski boot sole, disengageable ski binding and ski boot base, and combination thereof

Abstract

A ski boot sole for cooperating with a ski binding to releasably hold the sole in the binding, the sole having front and rear recesses with front and rear metal inserts. The front recess and the front metal insert are engaged by the front sole holder rotatable about a longitudinal axis for releasably holding the front sole holder against displacement in the forward, sideways and vertical directions. The rear recess and rear metal insert is engageable by the rear binding which is rotatable about a transverse axis. The rear sole holder butts against the portion of the fitting plate extending outside the border of the sole to secure the rear portion of the sole in the rearward, sideways and vertical directions. The front and rear metal inserts are held on the bottom of the ski boot sole by threaded inserts mounted above the sole, with screws extending through aligned holes in the metal inserts and the threaded inserts.

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 723,336 filed Nov. 26, 2003, which claims priority from German patent application Serial No. 102 55 499.4 filed Nov. 27, 2002.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The invention relates to a ski boot soles and to the combination of ski boot soles and ski boot bindings. [0004] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0005] In the case of virtually all ski bindings which are currently available on the market, a front boot-retaining unit and a rear boot-retaining unit are arranged on the ski, the front boot-retaining unit interacting in a formfitting manner with the toe end, and the rear boot-retaining unit interacting in a formfitting manner with the heel end, of the “standard” sole of a ski boot. To be precise, the front boot-retaining unit prevents the toe end of the sole from moving forward in the longitudinal direction of the ski and...

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Benefits of technology

[0010] It is an object of the invention, then, in the case of a ski binding, to ensure disengaging and elasticity behavior which can be reproduced to particularly good effect.

Problems solved by technology

This is achieved, in the first instance, in that rotary movements of the standing and / or carrying plate about the vertical axis which are caused by disruptive forces, on account of the first and second latching devices being separate from one another and of the initially maintained locking of the front boot and / or sole holders, cannot result in any play, in particular clearance for rotation, of the boot sole relative to the standing and / or carrying plate.

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